Patna: In the fragile world of mental health, a quiet revolution is taking shape – not in clinics or counsellors’ rooms, but in the palm of our hands. For many today, the first confidant in moments of despair is not a friend, family member, or doctor, but an anonymous AI chatbot. Medical professionals attribute this … Read more
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the U.S.A. and the WHO,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general, World Health Organization (WHO), said in a statement issued on Monday following … Read more
The South-East Asia Region was experiencing rapid demographic transition with urbanisation and economic growth further driving unhealthy diets, reduced physical activity and more sedentary lifestyles. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday (September 17, 2024) called on countries in the global health body’s ‘South-East Asia Region’ to … Read more
Bengaluru: To bring more awareness about snakebite prevention as well as to prevent snake persecution, a first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot has been launched in Karnataka’s Mysuru. Incidentally, in February, Karnataka also became the first state in India to declare snakebite as a notifiable disease. The chatbot, launched by Humane Society International (HSI) India in collaboration with … Read more
By Prathiba Raju and Abhijeet Singh New Delhi: Humanity’s oldest and deadliest vector-borne disease, malaria has continued to be a silent killer. Although there has been continuous impressive gains in reduction of the disease burden in the country, the emerging and re-emerging diseases transmitted by mosquitoes pose a growing threat. India being the most populous … Read more
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The World Health Organisation on April 9 flagged that the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing with the disease being the second leading infectious cause of death globally— with 1.3 million deaths per year— the same as tuberculosis. The WHO 2024 … Read more
Panaji: People with vision problems need an empathetic companion to call out obstacles, a trustworthy aide to count cash, and a reliable friend to recognise faces — an AI-powered wearable device rolls all that help into a two-piece set. The device, which does not need the internet, was launched at the International Purple Fest in … Read more
The emergency department at the Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, devastated by Israeli bombardments, is “a blood bath” and is “in need of resuscitation”, the WHO said Sunday. A team from the World Health Organisation and other United Nations agencies was able to deliver medical supplies Saturday to the hospital, the largest in the Palestinian … Read more
For the besieged residents of Gaza who have so far survived Israel’s bombs and bullets, a silent, invisible killer is now stalking them: disease. A lack of food, clean water and shelter have worn down hundreds of thousands of traumatised people and, with a health system on its knees, it’s inevitable epidemics will rip through … Read more
By Dr Preeti Goyal Healthcare system in India is at a crossroads, having to face a number of challenges such as inadequate access, low insurance penetration and a burgeoning burden of chronic diseases. Traditional healthcare models have struggled to demonstrate attractive returns on investment, with only a handful of major providers succeeding. Nevertheless, healthcare is … Read more